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Juno

by Jarrett Berman

[14.Apr.08] :. Teens have their precious catchphrases and secret languages, but they're nervous, fumbling creatures. They don’t come equipped with Chaucer-like witticisms, or razor-sharp retorts.

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The Ice Storm

by Matt Mazur

[4.Apr.08] :. The general fuzzed-out sense of malaise that Lee is able to tap into while exploring the Nixon-era sexual revolution (and repression and adventure), creates a point of view that both ruthlessly observes and empathizes with these alien suburbanites.

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Juno

by Daynah Burnett

[5.Dec.07] :. A movie about a 16-year-old girl's unplanned pregnancy, Juno manages to avoid any significant emotional depths, despite its plainly complex subject.

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Our Very Own

by Jason Jones

[21.Aug.07] :. If you're looking for an interesting movie about the South with rich local detail, try Junebug.

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The West Wing

by Lesley Smith

[1.Nov.04] :. The West Wing has locked itself into philosophical stasis, determined to air its liberal credentials via Bartlett and his staff yet equally determined never to challenge the status quo.

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How to Deal (2003)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[17.Jul.03] :. What's not to love about Mandy Moore?"

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The Hours (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[14.Jul.03] :. 'What I learned seeing the movie is that yes, you do lose that ability to go into people's minds, but you gain Meryl Streep's ability to separate an egg, in a way that tells you everything you need to know about who that person is at that point.'"

 

The Hours (2002)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[16.Jan.03] :. The women are also functions of a coherent narrative, made comprehensible as embodiments of historical patterns.

 

The West Wing

by Michael Abernethy

As is often the case with presidential terms, the Bartlett administration ended with great pomp and little circumstance.

 

PopMatters - Television - Reviews - The West Wing

by Lesley Smith

Leo admits his addictions, and loses his wife through love of politics. Josh follows rashness with rudeness and hands the VP another dagger for the President’s back. Toby trades stocks that...

 

A Girl Thing

by Cynthia Fuchs

It's true that 'A Girl Thing' concerns girls, or more accurately, women of various ages and backgrounds.

 
 
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